dublinstreams: Statements of Strategy

Saturday, 24 December 2016

Statements of Strategy

Statements of Strategy
Public Service Management Act, 1997
Responsibility and accountability within Departments and Offices.

4.—(1) Except as otherwise directed by the Government or provided by or under any other Act, the Secretary General of a Department or Head of a Scheduled Office, as the case may be, shall, subject to the determination of matters of policy by the Minister of the Government having charge of the Department or Scheduled Office or by the Government, have the authority, responsibility and accountability for carrying out the following duties in respect of the Department or Scheduled Office:
(b) at the following times, or at an earlier time if the Minister of the Government having charge of the Department or Scheduled Office so requires, preparing and submitting to the Minister of the Government a strategy statement in respect of the Department or Scheduled Office—

(i) within 6 months after the coming into operation of this Act,

(ii) within 6 months after the appointment of a new Minister of the Government having charge of the Department or Scheduled Office, and

(iii) at the expiration of the 3 year period since the last such statement was prepared and submitted,

and providing progress reports to the Minister of the Government on the implementation of the strategy statement annually or at such intervals as the Government may by order from time to time direct;

Strategy statement.

5.—(1) A statement referred to in this Act as a “strategy statement” shall—

(a) comprise the key objectives, outputs and related strategies (including use of resources) of the Department of State or Scheduled Office concerned,

(b) be prepared in a form and manner in accordance with any directions issued from time to time by the Government, and

(c) be submitted to and approved by the relevant Minister of the Government with or without amendment.

(2) The Minister of the Government shall, not later than 60 days after the strategy statement has been approved, cause a copy thereof to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.

I read that as requiring a minister to submit for approval to government a Statement of Strategy within 6 months of being appointed and publish the document within 60 days of its approval by government. 6 months plus 60 days is 245 days.

Department for Transport, Tourism and Sport Statements of Strategy

Minister	Appointed	Strategy	Published	Days
Leo Varadkar	9 March 2011	Statement of Strategy 2011-2014	23 April 2012	411
Pascal Donohoe	11 July 2014	Statement of Strategy 2015-2017	25 February 2015	229
Shane Ross	6 May 2016	Statement of Strategy 2016-2019	23 December 2016	231

Minister and Department for Transport, Tourism and Sport Priorities

Minister	Appointed	Priorities	Published	Days
Leo Varadkar	9 March 2011	Minister and Department Priorities	Apr 7, 2011	29
Pascal Donohoe	11 July 2014	Minister and Department Priorities,2	15 October, 2014,?	96
Shane Ross	6 May 2016	Minister and Department Priorities	Nov 28, 2016	206